Chicago Red Stars Defender Julie Johnston vs. the Portland Thorns

Red Stars Fall 2-0 to Ruthless Portland

Portland, Ore. - The Chicago Red Stars failed to hold on to the top spot in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) standings on Wednesday evening, falling 2-0 to hosts and new first-place side Portland Thorns FC, which emerged victorious courtesy of first-half goals by Christine Sinclair and Nadia Nadim. Despite having been unable to train all of this week due to the quick turnaround following Saturday's home win over Bosto... Full Story